Personal Fitness - MB Checklist

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1		Merit Badge Requirements Checklist
2		Personal Fitness
3		Thomas Pennell
4		Greg Brown (GB)
5													Personal Fitness MB Requirements
6		Per. Fitness Weekly Record [Thomas P]		Per. Fitness Record [Thomas P.] 11/8/2021
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21			1	Do the Following: Before completing requirements 2 through 9, have your health-care practitioner give you a physical examination, using the Scout medical examination form. Explain the following:																		4	Explain the following about physical fitness:
22			1a.1	Why physical exams are important																		4a	The areas of physical fitness
23			1a.2	Why preventive habits (such as exercising regularly) are important in maintaining good health, and how the use of tobacco products, alcohol, and other harmful substances can negatively affect our personal fitness																		4b	Your weakest and strongest area of physical fitness
24			1a.3	Diseases that can be prevented and how																		4c	The need to have a balance in the four areas of physical fitness
25			1a.4	The seven warning signs of cancer																		4d	How a program like ScoutStrong can lead to lifelong healthful habits
26			1a.5	The youth risk factors that affect cardiovascular health in adulthood.																		4e	How the areas of personal fitness relate to the Scout Law and Scout Oath
27			1b	Have a dental examination . Get a statement saying that your teeth have been checked and cared for. Tell how to care for your teeth.																		5	Explain the following:
28			2	Explain to your merit badge counselor verbally or in writing what personal fitness means to you, including:																		5a	The importance of good nutrition
29			2a	Reasons for being mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually fit																		5b	What good nutrition means to you
30			2b	What it means to be mentally healthy																		5c	How good nutrition is related to the other components of personal fitness
31			2c	What it means to be physically healthy																		5d	How to maintain a healthy weight
32			2d	What it means to be socially healthy																		6	Before doing requirements 7 and 8, do the following:
33			3	With your counselor, answer and discuss the following questions:																		6a	Complete the aerobic fitness, flexibility, and muscular strength tests, as described in the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet. Record your results and identify those areas where you feel you need to improve.
34			3a	Are you living in such a way that your risk of preventable diseases is minimized?																		6b	Keep track of what you eat and drink for three days. Identify three healthy eating goals you want to work on.
35			3b	Are you immunized and vaccinated according to the advice of your healthcare provider and the direction of your parent(s)/guardian(s)?																		7	Outline a comprehensive 12-week physical fitness program using the results of your fitness tests. Be sure your program incorporates the endurance, intensity, and warm-up guidelines discussed in the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet. Before beginning your exercises, have the program approved by your counselor and parents.
36			3c	Are you free from habits relating to poor nutrition and the use of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and other practices that could be harmful to your health?																		8	Complete the physical fitness program you outlined in requirement 7. Keep a log of your fitness program activity (how long you exercised; how far you ran, swam, or biked; how many exercise repetitions you completed; your exercise heart rate; etc.). Keep a log of your weekly healthy eating goals. Repeat the aerobic fitness, muscular strength, and flexibility tests every four weeks and record your results. After the 12th week, repeat all of the required activities in each of the three test categories, record your results, and show improvement in each one. Discuss how well you met your healthy eating goals over these 12 weeks. Discuss the meaning and benefit of your experience, and describe your long-term plans regarding your personal fitness.
37			3d	What are the advantages to getting a full night’s sleep?																		9	Find out about three career opportunities in personal fitness. Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Discuss what you learned with your counselor, and explain why this profession might interest you.
38			3e	Define a nutritious, balanced diet and why it is important.																			Physical Fitness Tests specified for requirements 6 and 8 are as follows:
39			3f	Do you participate in a regular exercise program or recreational activities?																			Aerobic Fitness Test - See MB Requirements
40			3g	What are you doing to demonstrate your duty to God?																			Flexibility Test - See MB Requirements
41			3h	Do you spend quality time with your family and friends in social and recreational activities?																			Strength Tests - See MB Requirements
42			3i	Do you support family activities and efforts to maintain a good home life?																			Sit and Reach Box for the Flexibility Test - See MB Requirements
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58	Requirements:
59	1a	Physical Exam
60	1b	Dental Exam
61	2	Explain Personal Fitness
62	3	Discuss Curable Diseases, Diet, etc.
63	4	Explain Physical Fitness
64	5	Explain Nutrition
65	6	Base Line Tests
66	7	Outline Fitness Program
67	8	Fitness Program (12 Weeks)
68	9	Career Opportunities